During the CFS 52, the HDSFS Coalition and partners organized a side event emphasizing human rights, biodiversity, and sustainable agrifood systems in promoting healthy diets.

The webinar, co-organized by the HDSFS and the SUN Movement Secretariat, emphasized a shift towards food systems-based dietary guidelines with sustainability focus.

The event was designed to explore practical solutions for improving access to agricultural financing through guaranteed schemes.

The Adaptation, Biodiversity and Carbon Mapping Tool (ABC-Map) launched this year, utilizes satellite data to offer a comprehensive view of environmental impacts without ground data.

Chad, supported by Denmark, FAO, and the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, hosted a high-level dialogue in N'Djamena to advance its food systems transformation pathway (FRNSA). The workshop highlighted bold reforms to transform agro-sylvo-pastoral and fisheries sectors into engines of nutrition, income, and resilience.

The Agroecology Coalition will be at COP16 on desertification in Riyadh from 2 to 13 December with a delegation of members to highlight the role agroecology as a dot connector for the three Rio Conventions. Check out their upcoming events.

At COP29 in Baku, the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub showcased the potential of the Convergence Initiative, uniting food systems transformation with climate action. Through multi-stakeholder dialogue, innovative solutions, and real-world examples from pilot countries, the events highlighted convergence as a critical path to achieving the SDGs and Paris Agreement goals.

Dina Kassa Kebede, an environmental scientist from Ethiopia and alumna of the Hub’s Youth Leadership Programme, is transforming samma, a forgotten indigenous plant, into an herbal tea that promotes sustainable nutrition. Through innovation and advocacy, she is blending traditional knowledge with modern science to address global food and climate challenges.

On November 14, the WHO Health Pavilion at COP29 hosted a side event on “Aligning Food Systems, Nutrition, and Climate Action,” co-organized by the Nordic Council of Ministers, the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, WHO and the Coalition of Action on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems for Children and All (HDSFS).

In the Kyrgyz Republic’s Kadamjai district, an innovative public-private partnership is connecting farmers with schools, ensuring fresh, nutritious meals for children while strengthening local agriculture. This approach reflects the focus of the country’s recent Food Systems Dialogue, financed by the Government of Denmark and supported by the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, where public and private stakeholders united to explore practical solutions to food security challenges and drive sustainable change through initiatives like this.

At COP29 in Baku, GAIN, IFAD, the World Bank, and the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub announced a major collaboration to scale up the 3FS tool, which tracks financial flows to food systems. This tool addresses the financial gaps identified at the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2), empowering countries to make more informed, impactful investment decisions to support sustainable, resilient food systems.

Indonesia becomes the first Asia-Pacific country to operationalize the Convergence Initiative, hosting a collaborative workshop to align food systems transformation with climate action goals through the development of a Convergence Action Blueprint.

The Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) has developed a compilation of applicable technologies to support the establishment of sustainable food systems in the Asia-Monsoon region. Learn about the latest updates to Version 3.0 of the catalog, published November 2024.

The Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) has developed a compilation of applicable technologies to support the establishment of sustainable food systems in the Asia-Monsoon region. Learn about the latest updates to Version 3.0 of the catalog, published November 2024.

TMG Research, with support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), hosted a side event at the World Food Forum to examine the critical role of youth in global food systems discussions, challenging tokenistic youth engagement. The event highlighted the Hub's Youth Leadership Programme (YLP), which equips young people to engage meaningfully with national governments on food systems transformation, empowering them to drive impactful change from both top-down and bottom-up approaches.

In this document the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have formulated principles of what constitute healthy diets, underpinned by guidelines and other normative elements developed by the two Organizations. The principles provide the basis for the design of policies aimed at improving diet and for the assessment of the healthiness of diets.

Arab ministers welcome the Hub’s Convergence Initiative in their Amman Declaration at the Regional Forum on Accelerating Food Systems Transformation in the Arab Region.

At WAFI 2024, alumni from the Hub’s Youth Leadership Programme shared powerful stories and bold ideas, underscoring the essential role of youth in driving food systems transformation to tackle climate and sustainability challenges.

Brazil hosted the second National Inception Workshop for the Convergence Initiative, building a solid foundation for aligning food systems transformation with climate action in preparation for COP30.

Kazakhstan takes the lead as the first pilot country for the Convergence Initiative, launching a new effort to combine food systems and climate action to help meet SDG and Paris Agreement goals.